Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
But it shall not be so among you; but whoever should wish to be great among you, let him be your attendant;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
That's not the way it should be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
A Conservative Version
But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper,
American Standard Version
Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
But it will not be this way among you, for whoever would like to become important among you will become your servant.
Anderson New Testament
It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.
Bible in Basic English
Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;
Common New Testament
Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but it must not be so among you: on the contrary, whoever would rise among you, let him be your minister.
Darby Translation
It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;
Godbey New Testament
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever may wish to be great among you, shall be your servant;
Goodspeed New Testament
It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
John Wesley New Testament
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever desireth to be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever desireth to be chief among you, let him be your servant:
King James 2000
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Lexham Expanded Bible
It will not be like this among you! But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
Modern King James verseion
However, it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, let him be your servant.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister,
Moffatt New Testament
not so with you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
Montgomery New Testament
"Not so shall it be among you. But whoever among you wishes to become great, shall be your minister,
NET Bible
It must not be this way among you! Instead whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
New Heart English Bible
It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.
Noyes New Testament
Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desireth to become great among you, will be your minister;
Sawyer New Testament
But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister;
The Emphasized Bible
Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But thus shall it not be with you. But whosoever will be a great man among you, let him be your servant;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Among you it is not so.
Webster
But it shall not be so among you: but whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Weymouth New Testament
Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,
Williams New Testament
It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,
World English Bible
It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your servant.
Worrell New Testament
Not so shall it be among you;
Worsley New Testament
it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,
Youngs Literal Translation
but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;
Themes
Apostles » Humility urged upon
Greatness » The greatest of men
God, greatness of » True, general references to
Topics
Interlinear
De
Esomai
ἔστω ἔστωσαν
Esto
Usage: 10
En
ἐν
En
Usage: 2128
Humin
ὑμῖν
Humin
Usage: 293
Hos
thelo
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 20:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Request By The Mother Of James And John
25 But Jesus, having called them, said, Ye know that the rulers rule over their nations, and the great exercise authority over them. 26 But it shall not be so among you; but whoever should wish to be great among you, let him be your attendant; 27 And whoever would be first among you, let him be your servant:
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 9:35
And having sat down, he called the twelve, and says to them, If any wish to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Mark 10:43
And it shall not be so among you: but whoever should wish to be great among you, shall be your attendant:
Ezekiel 24:13
In thy uncleanness is wickedness: because I cleansed thee and thou wert not cleansed, thou shalt no more be cleansed from thy uncleanness till my causing my wrath to rest upon thee.
Matthew 23:8-12
And be ye not called Rabbi: for one is your guide, Christ; and all ye are brethren.
Matthew 25:44
Then shall they answer him, they also saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and attended not to thee?
Matthew 27:55
And many women were there, beholding from far off, who followed Jesus out of Galilee, serving him:
Mark 10:45
For also the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his soul a ransom for many.
Luke 14:7-11
And he spake a parable to the called, fixing his attention how they chose out the first places at table; saying to them,
Luke 18:14
I say to you, this one went down to his house justified rather than that one: for every one lifting up himself shall be humbled; and he humbling himself shall be lifted up.
John 18:36
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants had contended, that I be not delivered to the Jews; and now my kingdom is not hence.
Acts 13:5
And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John a servant.
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we are masters of your faith, but we are aiders of your joy: for ye have stood in the faith.
2 Corinthians 10:4-10
(For the weapons of our warfare not fleshly, but powerful to God to the taking down of fortified places;)
2 Timothy 1:18
(May, the Lord give to him to find mercy of the Lord in that day:) and in how many things he served in Ephesus, thou knowest better.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all spirits qualified for service, sent forth for service for them about to inherit salvation?
1 Peter 4:11
If any speak, as the oracles of God; if any serve, as of the strength which God furnishes: that in all God might be praised by Jesus Christ, in whom is the glory and strength for the time of times. Amen.
1 Peter 5:3
Neither as ruling over the portions obtained by lot, but being types of the flock.
3 John 1:9-10
I wrote to the church: but Diotrephes, seeking the superiority over them, receives us not.
Revelation 13:11-17
And I saw another wild beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman intoxicated from the blood of the holy, and from the blood of the witnesses of Jesus: and wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.